Wiggins wins Hobey Baker High School Award

Lebanon resident and Noble High School senior Alex Wiggins received the Hobey Baker High School Character Award for his participation and hard work on the Noble/Wells Hockey team.

The Hobey Baker High School award is given to a player who demonstrates commitment, teamwork, persistence, selflessness, academic excellence, and sportsmanship — a player who puts the team before himself. The award is presented to only one player on a high school team, and Alex’s hard work, determination, love for the game, and his academic excellence truly showed that he was a deserving recipient.

The High School Level Hobey Baker Award is an extension of the Hobey Baker Award which is given at the collegiate level.

Hobey Baker was a World War I veteran and hockey player who learned to play hockey at St. Pauls School in Concord, N.H., and went on to play collegiate hockey at Princeton University in New Jersey. The goal of the High School Level Hobey Baker Award is to reward a very deserving player for his or her hard work, team work and above all, sportsmanship and love for the game. Alex, who has been playing hockey since he was 3 years old, is very deserving of this award, and Lebanon should be very proud of this young man.

DOOR DECORATING CONTEST

Recently, the students at the Hanson School had a ‘Door Decorating Contest.’ The students all worked together to decorate the door to their classrooms. The doors had to be decorated in either a favorite book or book series theme. Ms. Jenna Howard’s class won the contest with their “Magic School Bus” themed door. The prize for winning the contest was an ice cream party, which the students were very excited about!

NOMINATION PAPERS DUE

Nomination papers for public office are due on April 29 by 5 p.m.

The positions available are as follows: SAD 60 director for a three-year term, and SAD 60 for a one-year term, Selectmen, assessor, and overseer of the poor for a three-year term, road commissioner for a three-year term, and four openings for budget committee members for three-year terms.

As of April 11, there have been many nomination papers taken out, but unless they are completed and returned, the candidates will not be on the ballot. So far, candidates who have taken out nomination papers for selectmen are: Robie Marsters, Bettie Harris-Howard, Robert Frizzell, Ben Thompson, Richard Harlow, and Corinna Cole. Robert Frizzell is the chairman of the board of selectmen, and pending the return of his papers, he will be running once again.

Andrea Rose and Patricia Endsley have taken out papers for the three-year SAD 60 director position. Beverly Olean has taken out papers for the one-year SAD 60 director position.

Christine Torno, Richard Harlow, and Chris Gilpatrick have taken out papers for a position on the budget committee.

Finally, current road commissioner, Larry Torno, Roger Gilpatrick, and Jamie Demers have taken out papers for the position of road commissioner.

Only candidates who return their nomination papers by 5 p.m. on April 29 will appear on the ballot. For more information on the elections and who will be running, contact town clerk Laura Bragg at 457-6082.

CONSTITUENCY HOURS CANCELLED

There will be no constituency hours for Selectwoman Karen Gerrish on Saturday, April 27. Ms. Gerrish will be out of town that weekend and will not be able to hold the hours. Feel free to email selectwoman Gerrish with any Lebanon related questions or concerns at karenagerrish@gmail.com.

MOTHER’S DAY TEA

For more than 20 years, the West Lebanon Community Ladies Circle has held a Mother’s Day Tea on the Saturday before Mother’s Day. This year, the tea will be held Saturday, May 11 at the First Parish Congregational Church on Center Road, which is across from the Old Town Hall.

There will be two seatings, one at 11:30 a.m. and the second at 1:30 p.m. The cost of the event is $10, which will include five tea sandwiches, four varieties of scones, five desserts and unlimited pots of tea. All of the items on the menu are made by members of the Ladies’ Circle.

To reserve tickets, contact Bev Olean at (207) 658-9076. Each seating is limited to 35 people, and tickets go very fast because many of the people who have attended previously come back year after year. Make sure to buy your tickets now! The money from the tea is used for the two $500 scholarships given to graduating Lebanon students. It’s a great social event, and for a wonderful cause.